In this series, I’d like to highlight Adobe’s mobile offerings, and the variety of platforms that can be supported from a single codebase. I wrote a simple URL Monitoring utility application that will check the status of various HTTP endpoints using the AIR URLMonitor class. I now have that application running on […]
Category Archives: Apps
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Nook Store
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Barnes & Noble Nook Store. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. However, there are a few additional […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Amazon App Store
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Amazon Appstore. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. Once you have your APK generated, you’re ready to […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to the Google Android Market
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will focus on the workflow of getting your APK from Flash Builder into the Google Android Market. First, review the process for building an Android APK file within Flash Builder. Once you have your APK generated, you’re […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to Android Ecosystems
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will cover the workflow for delivering a solution from development in Flash Builder through packaging for various Android ecosystems. In subsequent posts, this will be followed up with detail for delivering to each individual ecosystem. You can start […]
Flex/AIR on Devices: From Flash Builder to iOS
This post is a part of my series “One Developer Platform, Many Devices“. In this post, we will cover the workflow for delivering a solution from development in Flash Builder through publishing in Apple’s App Store. You can start developing apps for iOS without an Apple developer account by using the debugging simulator built into […]
A Single Code Base, Lots of Devices
Here’s a quick teaser for a multi-part series I’m working on: 1 code base, 1 application framework, 4 platforms, 7 devices, 5 ecosystems… Yes, that is correct… 1 codebase, Adobe Flex 1 framework, Adobe AIR 4 platforms iOS Android BlackBerry desktop 7 devices (these are just devices I have): Mac OSX Apple iPhone 4 Apple […]
AIR 3.0 Captive Runtime
If you hadn’t heard yet, Beta 2 of AIR 3.0 and Flash Player 11 are now availabe on Adobe Labs. The AIR 3.0 beta release is sporting some great new features, including hardware accelerated video playback for mobile, iOS background audio, android licensing support, front-facing camera support, encrypted local storage for mobile, H.264 software encoding […]
Exporting AIR Mobile Apps as Desktop Apps
A great question came out of the comments on my last post “Why Can’t I Run My App in the iOS Simulator” asking if it is possible to export the mobile simulator from Flash Builder to allow you to distribute builds for functional testing/validation. The quick answer is yes (but you don’t really export […]
Why Can’t I Run My App in the iOS Simulator?
One very common and valid question when developing AIR mobile applications is “Why can’t I run my app in the iOS simulator?” This is especially the case once you realize that you can compile and target the Android emulator; The ADT packager supports exporting to the Android emulator, but you can also install any APK […]